Clinical trials: Narcotic Use
Pediatric ALL, Cancer
A Phase II Randomized Controlled Trial to Determine the Efficacy of an auGmented reAlity gaMe in pediatrIc caNcer Patients Who Are Opioid Naïve Undergoing Surgery to Reduce Postoperative Opioid Use (GAMING-ON Study)
To learn if playing an augmented reality game called SpellBound can reduce pain and the need for opioids in young patients scheduled for surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT05466994
- Testing
- IPAD, Augmented Reality
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Tonsillectomy
Default Dosing Settings for Opioid Prescriptions to Adolescents and Young Adults After Tonsillectomy
This study will evaluate whether lowering the default number of doses for opioid prescriptions written in an electronic health record system can decrease opioid prescribing without causing unintended consequences such as worsened…
- Trial name
- NCT04066829
- Testing
- Default setting intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 198 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Opioid Use
Incentivizing Buprenorphine-Naloxone Initiation in Emergency Departments
This study seeks to test standard and behavioral economic-enhanced training strategies to bolster first-time Emergency Department-initiated buprenorphine-naloxone administration among Emergency Department providers.
- Trial name
- NCT03821103
- Testing
- Training, Behavioral economic enhanced arm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
ACL, Opioid Use
VibraCool Device to Reduce Pain and Opioid Use After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (ACLR)
The goal of this project is to test the effects of the VibraCool mechanical stimulation neuromodulatory therapeutic device on post-operative pain and opioid use following anterior crucitate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), and…
- Conditions
- ACL, Opioid Use, Cryotherapy Effect, Vibration; Exposure
- Trial name
- NCT06456268
- Testing
- VibraCool mechanical stimulation and neuromodulatory therapeutic device, Cryocompression (Game Ready, Bregs) device, Standard ice packs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Pain, Postoperative
The Effect of Femoral Nerve Block on Opioid Requirements After Surgery for a Femur Fracture in Children
This study evaluates the effect of a femoral nerve block on opioid requirements following femoral fracture fixation with flexible nails in the paediatric population. This is a double blind, prospective randomized clinical trial.
- Trial name
- NCT00175591
- Testing
- Administration of a femoral nerve block (bupivacaine HCL)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Opioid Use, Pain, Postoperative
Effect of Battlefield Acupuncture and Physical Therapy Versus Physical Therapy Alone After Shoulder Surgery
The purpose of this randomized clinical trial is to determine the effectiveness of Battlefield Acupuncture (BFA) in addition to usual post-surgical shoulder physical therapy compared to a standard shoulder rehabilitation program…
- Conditions
- Opioid Use, Pain, Postoperative, SLAP Lesion, Bankart Lesion
- Trial name
- NCT03525275
- Testing
- Battlefield Acupuncture, Post-surgical shoulder protocol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Keller Army Community Hospital
Scoliosis; Juvenile, Scoliosis; Adolescence
Virtual Reality's Effect on Decreasing Pain and Subsequent Opioid Use in Pediatric Patients in the Post-Operative Period Following Scoliosis Repair
The goal of this study is to determine whether introducing VR in the immediate post-operative period following scoliosis repair can reduce perceived pain and stress in pediatric patients and in turn ultimately decrease opioid…
- Conditions
- Scoliosis; Juvenile, Scoliosis; Adolescence, Scoliosis
- Trial name
- NCT05888038
- Testing
- virtual reality
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Opioid-use Disorder
PRimary Care Opioid Use Disorders Treatment (PROUD) Trial
Effective treatment for opioid use disorders (OUDs) requires medications. Two medications for treating OUDs-buprenorphine and injectable naltrexone-can be prescribed in primary care (PC).
- Trial name
- PROUD (NCT03407638)
- Testing
- PROUD Intervention
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 377,373 people
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
HIV, Hepatitis C
Ending Transmission of HIV, HCV, and STDs and Overdose in Rural Communities of People Who Inject Drugs (ETHIC)
This study will evaluate the referral to harm reduction services (HRS) including syringe services, naloxone overdose prevention, substance use treatment referral, HIV, HCV, and STD testing and referral and linkage to care through…
- Conditions
- HIV, Hepatitis C, Opioid-use Disorder, Injection Drug Use
- Trial name
- ETHIC (NCT04427202)
- Testing
- Referral to harm reduction services
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 306 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Pain, Acute, Opioid Use, Unspecified
EMR Defaults to Nudge Opioid Prescribing
The investigators conducted a prospective, block-randomized study to determine whether and to what extent changes in the default settings in the electronic medical record (EMR) affect opioid prescriptions for patients discharged…
- Trial name
- NCT04155229
- Testing
- Default settings for opioid prescriptions (acetaminophen/hydrocodone, oxycodone, acetaminophen/oxycodone)
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Opioid-use Disorder
Evaluating a Novel Medication Device for Methadone Dosing
This study will evaluate whether a commercially available, secure, electronic pill box is a feasible, acceptable, and satisfactory method to manage take-home dosing of methadone for both methadone clinic patients and staff…
- Trial name
- NCT03254043
- Testing
- Take-home Dosing Procedures
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Pain, Pain, Acute
Assessing Opioid Care Practices Using CPV Patient Simulation Modules
This study will test the quality of opioid-related physician care decisions using a patient-simulation based measurement and feedback approach that combines multiple-choice care decisions with real-time, personalized scoring and…
- Conditions
- Pain, Pain, Acute, Pain, Chronic, Pain, Neuropathic
- Trial name
- NCT04080037
- Testing
- Quality IQ Patient Simulations
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Qure Healthcare, LLC
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
Are Opioids Needed After ACL Reconstruction
As the public health sector continues to confront the opioid epidemic, orthopaedic surgeons must revisit pain management protocols to reduce unnecessary opioid prescriptions.
- Trial name
- NCT04285853
- Testing
- Oxycodone
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Clinical Audit, Quality Improvement
Impact Evaluation of the Therapeutic Initiative's Prescribing Portrait and Therapeutics Letter on Opioid Use by Dentists
The aim of this study is to estimate the impact of providing personalized prescribing data and educational materials on opioid prescribing to dentists in British Columbia, Canada. The main research questions are: 1.
- Conditions
- Clinical Audit, Quality Improvement, Opioid, Dentistry
- Trial name
- NCT07317869
- Testing
- Regular intervention, Enhanced intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 3,498 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Anesthesia, Opioid Use
Opioid-Free Anesthetic for Tonsillectomy
Prospective randomized controlled trial to determine if opioid-free anesthetic for tonsillectomy is non-inferior to standard opioid-containing anesthetic
- Conditions
- Anesthesia, Opioid Use, Tonsillitis, Sleep Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT04528173
- Testing
- Ketorolac, Dexmedetomidine, Morphine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Opioid Use Disorder, Opioid Overdose
Health Insurance Instability and Mortality Among Patients Receiving Bup Tx for OUD
The goal of this multi-site observational cohort study is to link electronic health records (EHR) with novel data sources to examine insurance instability and its association with all-cause and overdose mortality in adult…
- Conditions
- Opioid Use Disorder, Opioid Overdose, Death
- Trial name
- NCT05944133
- Testing
- No intervention, observational retrospective study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27,257 people
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Opioid Withdrawal (Disorder), Opioid Use Disorder
A Pharmacokinetic, Safety, and Tolerability Study of LUCEMYRA in the Treatment of Opioid Withdrawal Management in Adolescent Subjects
The goal of this clinical study is to evaluate the pharmacokinetic (PK), safety, and tolerability of LUCEMYRA in adolescents age ≥12 to <18 years old abruptly discontinuing opioid use.
- Trial name
- NCT06711640
- Testing
- LUCEMYRA (lofexidine) tablets
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- USWM, LLC (dba US WorldMeds)
Spinal Fusion
Spinal Fusions Steroid Study
Current efforts to improve pain alleviation focus on non-opioid pharmaceuticals. Intravenous perioperative corticosteroid administration has been suggested as an alternative method for post-operative pain control.
- Trial name
- SFSS (NCT05287035)
- Testing
- Dexamethasone injection, Saline injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Opioid Induced Constipation
Naloxegol Drug Utilization Post Authorisation Safety Study
This post-authorization observational safety study determines the characteristics of patients prescribed naloxegol at time of first prescription and treatment patterns of naloxegol in follow-up in the United Kingdom (UK), Norway…
- Trial name
- NCT02813148
- Testing
- Naloxegol
- Where
- 4 sites in Germany, Norway and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 17,254 people
- Sponsor
- Kyowa Kirin Pharmaceutical Development Ltd
Congenital Heart Defect, Congenital Heart Disease
Regional Anesthesia for Cardiothoracic Enhanced Recovery (RACER) Study
The erector spinae plane block is a novel regional anesthetic technique that allows for analgesia of the thorax and abdomen with a peripheral nerve block.
- Conditions
- Congenital Heart Defect, Congenital Heart Disease, Anesthesia, Local, Opioid Use
- Trial name
- NCT03611374
- Testing
- Bilateral Erector Spinae Plane Block (ESPB)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University